there are no dive season...not in my neck of the woods anyways..we dive year round.
Hit the pool before you hit open water. Rather find out something does not work right in a controlled environment than in and open water situation where your deeper, and farther away from shore. Or worse case far from help.
However...
I tune up in the pool...skills are second nature when you dive regularly, But practice is always a must regardless of skill level. Occaisonal divers..the ones whom wait for warmer waters..tend to get cocky and feel BULLET proof on there first dives out. Then reality sets in. From what I have seen, this is all too common. This is where many divers should just hit the pool and tune there skills...then hit open water and dive...get a few dives under there belt...then retune there skills in open water...as they dive. Basic skills. like finning, mask clearing, air share and mastering bouyancy.
Get in the pool before you hit the open water to tune up your skills.
Stephen
Hit the pool before you hit open water. Rather find out something does not work right in a controlled environment than in and open water situation where your deeper, and farther away from shore. Or worse case far from help.
However...
I tune up in the pool...skills are second nature when you dive regularly, But practice is always a must regardless of skill level. Occaisonal divers..the ones whom wait for warmer waters..tend to get cocky and feel BULLET proof on there first dives out. Then reality sets in. From what I have seen, this is all too common. This is where many divers should just hit the pool and tune there skills...then hit open water and dive...get a few dives under there belt...then retune there skills in open water...as they dive. Basic skills. like finning, mask clearing, air share and mastering bouyancy.
Get in the pool before you hit the open water to tune up your skills.
Stephen